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How is the Queen of England elected?

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The title "Queen (or King) of England" has not existed for 300 years. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The monarch is not elected; the United Kingdom has a herditary monarchy with strict rules about who is to succede to the throne when a monarch dies or abdicates.

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